Software Engineer

Morningstar; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services firm in Toronto is seeking a full-stack software engineer specializing in Java and web development. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop products that empower investors. The role requires a bachelor's degree in computer science and at least five years of commercial web development experience. Familiarity with AWS and frameworks like Spring and Vue.js is preferred. This position offers a hybrid work setup, promoting a balance between remote and in-office collaboration.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience developing commercial quality web applications.
• Solid experience with Java and the JVM ecosystem.
• Experience in developing with Vue.js framework.

Responsibilities

• Build scalable products across various markets.
• Follow software design best practices.
• Solve investors' problems with technology.

Skills

Java

Vue.js

AWS

Continuous integration

Object-oriented design

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field

Tools

Spring Boot

SQL Server

Postgres

Job description

About the Role

At Morningstar, helping investors is what brings us together and drives our work. We are looking for a full-stack software engineer who specializes in Java and web development to join our team, grow with us, introduce us to new ideas and develop products that empower our users. Every day, you’ll work with team members across disciplines developing products for investors. You’ll interact daily with our product managers to understand our domain and create technical solutions that push us forward. We want to work with other engineers who bring knowledge and excitement.

Job Responsibilities

• Build well designed, well-engineered, stable, scalable products across a variety of markets.
• Good working experience in OO analysis & design using common design patterns.
• Follow software design best practices such as continuous integration, test-driven development, and regular deployments.
• Solve investors’ problems with technology, understanding market chaos at work and crafting technically appropriate interactive experiences to communicate effectively with individual investors.
• Be passionate about quality, process, programming, and investing in general, seeing opportunities for improvement, seizing them, and then sharing your findings with others.
• Familiarity or desire to become an AWS certified developer.
• Take ownership of the success of the team with a "gets things done" attitude; the ability to understand and leverage new technologies, potentially wearing many hats including business analyst, DBA, QA, and project manager.
• Help to shape product vision.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field.
• Five plus years of experience developing commercial quality web applications.
• Solid experience with Java and the JVM ecosystem. Familiarity with Spring Boot, Spring, Tomcat, AWS Elastic Beanstalk, AWS Lambdas.
• Experience in developing with Vue.js framework.
• Exposure and/or experience with supporting technologies: (Databases: SQL Server, AWS Aurora, MySQL, Postgres), Python, REST API’s.
• Experience with Java, Linux, and Tomcat, as well as experience with full-stack web development.
• An understanding of how to protect web applications from common security vulnerabilities.
• Knowledge of object-oriented design, domain modeling, and building highly scalable and available systems.
• Be organized and able to remain productive even when you have multiple deliverables.

Nice to have

• Programming experience with Python.
• Machine Learning familiarity.

Morningstar’s hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to work remotely and collaborate in-person each week. We’ve found that we’re at our best when we’re purposely together on a regular basis, at least three days each week. A range of other benefits are also available to enhance flexibility as needs change. No matter where you are, you’ll have tools and resources to engage meaningfully with your global colleagues.